A soil can hold very little water is-

🔑 Key Points
🌱 Sandy Soil
→ Soil that has very little capacity to detain water is sandy.
→ Sandy soil is produced by the smallest or fine particles of weathering rocks.
→ This soil is known as the poorest type of soil for agriculture and growing plants as they have very low nutritional value and poor water-holding power.
→ Sandy Soil is light, hot, and dry, and tends to be acidic and short in nutrients.
→ Sloping sandy soils tend to be utilized for conservation reserves, forestry, and shifting farming.

📌 Important Points
→ Loam is soil made with a balance of the three important types of soil: sand, silt, and clay soil.
→ The parent rock is also known as the bedrock.
→ Clayey soil holds a high percentage of fine particles and colloidal substances and becomes sticky when wet.